So I'm so super excited about Tina's latest release, as I am for every one of Tina's books, but this one...this one shares so many varieties of kissing that I just loved reading how this story unfolded. *smooches* It was a serious education! Parker Stanhope was one character I did not want to leave, but luckily I get to read ABC's again and again anytime I'd like.

You see, I only knew of one type of kiss as a young girl that was both scary and thrilling. The first kiss. I remember it in a sort of fond and laughable moment when I was supposed to kiss a boy for a full 5 seconds. An eternity, really. :) I was ready, though. I stood in front of the boy named Brandon, with his shaggy brown hair and safety-pinned pant legs, determined to get through these sure to be life-altering 5 seconds...

And what happened? The boy kissed me 5 quick pecks on the lips. For five seconds...one kiss per second. haha! I chuckle everytime I think about it. I think I shall name that kiss the 5 Peck Kiss!

Come on, there isn't anything so thrilling, so memorable, as your first kiss. Have a first kiss moment to share?

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I suppose it's only right that I go next. As I say in my bio in the back of that book, the question is: do spin-the-bottle kisses really count? If so, yeah, a spin-the-bottle party and a cute, nice guy who was as mortified as I was. Fast forward a year and I had my first "real" boyfriend, and--wow, here's a scenario, he was a cute, nice guy, and as mortified as I was. Yep, pattern there, so maybe it doesn't really matter which one counted, huh? ;)

First kiss facts:Who: Kerry Goodlife (Aptly named, or so I imagined!)When: Second gradeWhere: Classroom, standing in line, awaiting recess.Why: It was something that I felt must be done, of course!How: As the teacher opened the door to "release the hounds" for recess and with my heart about to leap from my chest, I *quickly* pecked Kerry on the cheek in a surprise attack and ran out the door like my pants were on fire!